Blockchain-based service execution method and apparatus, and electronic device

ABSTRACT

Appearance data of a target entity is collected as appearance data, where the target entity comprises a physical entity capable of accessing, as a member, a blockchain. The appearance data is registered in a distributed database associated with the blockchain as an identity of the target entity. A target transaction initiated by a member node device in the blockchain is received, where the target transaction comprises the appearance data of the target entity that is collected by the member node device and a service event that is related to the target entity and that is detected by the member node device. A smart contract that corresponds to the service event is invoked. Based on the identity indicated by the appearance data of the target entity, service logic stated in the smart contract is executed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/370,317, filed on Mar. 29, 2019, which claims priority to ChinesePatent Application No. 201810277604.9, filed on Mar. 30, 2018, each ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

One or more implementations of the present specification relate to thefield of blockchain technologies, and in particular, to ablockchain-based service execution method and apparatus, and anelectronic device.

BACKGROUND

Blockchain technology, also referred to as a distributed ledgertechnology, is a new technology in which one or more computing devicesjointly participate in “accounting” and jointly maintain a completedistributed database. The blockchain technology has features ofdecentralization, openness, and transparency, each computing device canparticipate in database recording, and computing devices can rapidlyperform data synchronization. Methods for establishing a decentralizedsystem by using the blockchain technology and recording variousexecution programs for automatic execution in a distributed database ofthe blockchain have been widely applied to many fields.

SUMMARY

The present specification provides a blockchain-based service executionmethod, and the method includes: collecting appearance data of a targetentity, and registering, in a distributed database of a blockchain, theappearance data as an identity of the target entity; receiving a targettransaction initiated by a member node device in the blockchain, wherethe target transaction includes the appearance data of the target entitythat is collected by the member node device and a service event that isrelated to the target entity and that is detected by the member nodedevice; and invoking a smart contract that corresponds to the serviceevent, and executing, based on the identity indicated by the appearancedata of the target entity, service logic stated in the smart contract.

Optionally, an optical medium for solidifying the appearance data of thetarget entity is sprayed on an outer surface of the target entity; andthe collecting appearance data of a target entity includes: collecting,by using a mounted optical sensor, the appearance data of the targetentity that is solidified by a nano-optical film.

Optionally, the optical medium is the nano-optical film.

Optionally, the registering, in a distributed database of a blockchain,the appearance data as an identity of the target entity includes:storing the appearance data in the distributed database of theblockchain to form an association with the identity of the target entitythat is registered in the blockchain.

Optionally, the method further includes: when the collected appearancedata of the target entity changes, updating, based on changed appearancedata, the appearance data that is registered in the distributed databaseof the blockchain, generating a corresponding update record, and storingthe update record in the distributed database of the blockchain.

Optionally, the target entity includes a vehicle, and the member nodedevice includes a public transport device that accesses the blockchain.

Optionally, the service event includes a vehicle violation event, andthe service logic stated in the smart contract includes violationprocessing logic that corresponds to the vehicle violation event.

Optionally, the service event includes a vehicle accident event, and theservice logic stated in the smart contract includes vehicle accidentliability determining logic and vehicle accident settlement logic thatcorrespond to the vehicle accident event.

Optionally, the service event includes a traffic congestion event, andthe service logic stated in the smart contract includes right-of-wayyielding logic that corresponds to the traffic congestion event.

Optionally, the service event includes a driving event of entering aplanned road section by a vehicle, and the service logic stated in thesmart contract includes reward logic that corresponds to the drivingevent of entering a planned road section by a vehicle.

Optionally, the service event includes a driving event of entering aplanned road section by a vehicle, and the service logic stated in thesmart contract includes service logic that corresponds to the drivingevent of entering a planned road section by a vehicle.

Optionally, the blockchain is a consortium blockchain.

The present specification further provides a blockchain-based serviceexecution apparatus, and the apparatus includes: a registration module,configured to collect appearance data of a target entity, and register,in a distributed database of a blockchain, the appearance data as anidentity of the target entity; a receiving module, configured to receivea target transaction initiated by a member node device in theblockchain, where the target transaction includes the appearance data ofthe target entity that is collected by the member node device and aservice event that is related to the target entity and that is detectedby the member node device; and an execution module, configured to invokea smart contract that corresponds to the service event, and execute,based on the identity indicated by the appearance data of the targetentity, service logic stated in the smart contract.

Optionally, an optical medium for solidifying the appearance data of thetarget entity is sprayed on an outer surface of the target entity; andthe registration module is configured to: collect, by using a mountedoptical sensor, the appearance data of the target entity that issolidified by the optical medium.

Optionally, the optical medium is a nano-optical film.

Optionally, the registration module is configured to: store theappearance data in the distributed database of the blockchain to form anassociation with the identity of the target entity that is registered inthe blockchain.

Optionally, the apparatus further includes: an update module, configuredto: when the collected appearance data of the target entity changes,update, based on changed appearance data, the appearance data that isregistered in the distributed database of the blockchain, generate acorresponding update record, and store the update record in thedistributed database of the blockchain.

Optionally, the target entity includes a vehicle, and the member nodedevice includes a public transport device that accesses the blockchain.

Optionally, the service event includes a vehicle violation event, andthe service logic stated in the smart contract includes violationprocessing logic that corresponds to the vehicle violation event.

Optionally, the service event includes a vehicle accident event, and theservice logic stated in the smart contract includes vehicle accidentliability determining logic and vehicle accident settlement logic thatcorrespond to the vehicle accident event.

Optionally, the service event includes a traffic congestion event, andthe service logic stated in the smart contract includes right-of-wayyielding logic that corresponds to the traffic congestion event.

Optionally, the service event includes a driving event of entering aplanned road section by a vehicle, and the service logic stated in thesmart contract includes reward logic that corresponds to the drivingevent of entering a planned road section by a vehicle.

Optionally, the service event includes a driving event of entering aplanned road section by a vehicle, and the service logic stated in thesmart contract includes service logic that corresponds to the drivingevent of entering a planned road section by a vehicle.

Optionally, the blockchain is a consortium blockchain.

The present specification further provides an electronic device, and theelectronic device includes: a processor; and a memory, configured tostore a machine-executable instruction; where by reading and executing amachine-executable instruction that is stored in the memory and thatcorresponds to blockchain-based service execution control logic, theprocessor is enabled to: collect appearance data of a target entity, andregister, in a distributed database of a blockchain, the appearance dataas an identity of the target entity; receive a target transactioninitiated by a member node device in the blockchain, where the targettransaction includes the appearance data of the target entity that iscollected by the member node device and a service event that is relatedto the target entity and that is detected by the member node device; andinvoke a smart contract that corresponds to the service event, andexecute, based on the identity indicated by the appearance data of thetarget entity, service logic stated in the smart contract.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a blockchain-based service executionmethod, according to an example implementation;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating an electronicdevice, according to an example implementation; and

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a blockchain-based serviceexecution apparatus, according to an example implementation.

DESCRIPTION OF IMPLEMENTATIONS

The present specification provides a technical solution for registering,in a blockchain, appearance data of a target entity in the real world asan identity of the target entity, and triggering, in the blockchainbased on the identity indicated by the appearance data of the targetentity, execution of service interaction related to the identity of thetarget entity.

During implementation, when an operator of the blockchain needs todeploy, in the blockchain, a service related to the identity of thetarget entity, the operator of the blockchain can predefine a serviceevent related to the target entity, deploy, in the blockchain, a smartcontract that corresponds to the service event, and state, in the smartcontract, service logic that corresponds to the service event and whoseexecution needs to be triggered based on the identity of the targetentity.

In addition, a node device in the blockchain that is interconnected withthe target entity can collect the appearance data of the target entity,and register, in a distributed database of the blockchain, theappearance data as the identity of the target entity.

In addition, after detecting the service event related to the targetentity, a member node device (including the previous node device) in theblockchain can create a target transaction and publish the targettransaction in the blockchain based on the collected appearance data andthe detected service event, initiate contract invocation of the smartcontract, and then execute, based on the identity indicated by theappearance data of the target entity, the service logic stated in thesmart contract.

On the one hand, because the appearance data of the target entity iseasy to collect, the appearance data of the target entity is registeredin the distributed database of the blockchain as the identity of thetarget entity, so that after detecting the service event thatcorresponds to the target entity, the member node device in theblockchain can rapidly identify, by further collecting the appearancedata of the target entity, the target entity that corresponds to theservice event, to easily associate the service event with the identityof the target entity.

On the other hand, because the appearance data of the target entity isregistered in the distributed database of the blockchain as the identityof the target entity, when creating the transaction based on theappearance data of the target entity and the service event and invokingthe smart contract that is published in the blockchain and thatcorresponds to the service event, the member node device in theblockchain can execute, by using the identity indicated by theappearance data of the target entity, the service logic stated in thesmart contract, to easily complete, in the blockchain, serviceinteraction related to the identity of the target entity, therebyimproving flexibility and extensibility of the blockchain from a serviceperspective.

The following describes the present specification by using specificimplementations with reference to specific application scenarios.

FIG. 1 illustrates a blockchain-based service execution method,according to an implementation of the present specification. The methodis applied to any node device in a blockchain, to perform the followingsteps:

Step 102: Collect appearance data of a target entity, and register, in adistributed database of a blockchain, the appearance data as an identityof the target entity.

Step 104: Receive a target transaction initiated by a member node devicein the blockchain, where the target transaction includes the appearancedata of the target entity that is collected by the member node deviceand a service event that is related to the target entity and that isdetected by the member node device.

Step 106: Invoke a smart contract that corresponds to the service event,and execute, based on the identity indicated by the appearance data ofthe target entity, service logic stated in the smart contract.

The target entity can include any type of entity in the real world thatcan access the blockchain as a member.

For example, the target entity can include an entity such as a vehicle,a public transport device (for example, a traffic camera, trafficlights, or a smart zebra crosswalk), merchandise, or the like. In actualapplications, these entities can be transformed into smart devices bydisposing a chip, a sensor, or another form of smart hardware insidethese entities, and access the blockchain as member devices.

Correspondingly, the blockchain described in the present specificationcan include any type of blockchain network that allows the target entityin the real world to access as a member.

For example, in a scenario, the target entity can be a vehicle, and theblockchain can be a consortium blockchain formed by member devices suchas an operator service, a service server, one or more vehicles, andpublic transport devices such as a traffic camera, traffic lights, and asmart zebra crosswalk. An operator of the consortium blockchain candeploy, based on the consortium blockchain, online service interactionrelated to an identity of the vehicle, such as blockchain-based vehicleaccident liability determining and vehicle accident settlement.

The service event may include any type of online service that is relatedto the identity of the target entity and that needs to be deployed andimplemented by the operator of the blockchain in the blockchain.

Correspondingly, the service logic stated in the smart contract thatcorresponds to the service event may include any form of the describedservice logic whose execution needs to be triggered based on theidentity of the target entity.

For example, in a scenario, the target entity is still a vehicle, theblockchain is a consortium blockchain formed by public transport devicesthat serve as member devices, for example, one or more vehicles, atraffic camera, traffic lights, and a smart zebra crosswalk, and theservice event can include a “vehicle violation event”, a “vehicleaccident event”, or a “traffic congestion event” that is related to thevehicle serving as a member device. In addition, service logic thatcorresponds to the service events and that is stated in the smartcontract can include “violation processing logic that corresponds to thevehicle violation event”, “vehicle accident determining logic andvehicle accident settlement logic that corresponds to the vehicleaccident event”, and “right-of-way yielding logic that corresponds tothe traffic congestion event”.

The following describes in detail the technical solutions of the presentspecification by using an example in which the target entity is avehicle and the blockchain is a consortium blockchain.

When the operator of the consortium blockchain needs to deploy, in theconsortium blockchain and based on a specific architecture of theconsortium blockchain, an online service whose execution needs to betriggered based on a real identity of the vehicle, the operator of theconsortium blockchain can first predefine a service event related to thevehicle, develop a corresponding smart contract based on the describedservice event, and state, in the smart contract, service logic thatcorresponds to the service event and whose execution needs to betriggered.

For example, during implementation, the service event described by theoperator can be used as an execution condition of the smart contract,and the smart contract can state program code (for example, some programmethods or functions) that is related to the service logic and whoseexecution needs to be triggered when the execution condition of thesmart contract is satisfied.

A specific type of the service event described by the operator and theservice logic that corresponds to the service event usually both dependon an actual service need of the operator. Implementations are notlimited in the present specification.

For a developed smart contract, the operator can publish the smartcontract in the consortium blockchain by using any node device in theconsortium blockchain, and the smart contract is recorded in thedistributed database (namely, a distributed ledger) of the consortiumblockchain after some designated member node devices (for example, oneor more designated authoritative node devices in the consortiumblockchain that have accounting privilege) in the consortium blockchainreach a consensus on the smart contract. Subsequently, a user can submita transaction to the smart contract recorded in the blockchain byaccessing client software of any node device, to initiate contractinvocation of the smart contract and trigger execution of relatedservice logic in the consortium blockchain.

It is worthwhile to note that, a consensus algorithm used when themember node device in the consortium blockchain performs consensusprocessing on the smart contract published in the blockchain and aspecific consensus process are omitted in the present specification. Aperson skilled in the art can refer to records of related technologieswhen implementing the technical solutions recorded in the presentspecification.

In the present specification, the vehicle can be transformed into asmart transport device by embedding a chip, a sensor, or another form ofsmart hardware in the vehicle, and access the blockchain as a memberdevice.

In a shown implementation, generation hardware (for example, a USB key)of a private key and a public key can be embedded in the vehicle, or akey algorithm used to generate a private key and a public key is addedto a storage device of the vehicle. When accessing the consortiumblockchain as a member device, the vehicle can first create a pair of aprivate key and a public key by using the mounted generation hardware ofthe private key and the public key or by invoking the included keyalgorithm.

Then, a transaction used to initiate registration can be furthercreated, and after the transaction is signed based on the generatedprivate key, the transaction is published in the consortium blockchainto apply to join the consortium blockchain. After receiving thetransaction, some designated member node devices in the consortiumblockchain can verify a signature of the transaction based on a publickey that corresponds to the private key used when the transaction issigned, and can perform consensus processing on the transaction afterthe signature verification succeeds.

When a consensus on the transaction is reached, the public key of thevehicle can be calculated, and an account address is created for thevehicle in the consortium blockchain. In this case, the vehiclesuccessfully joins the consortium blockchain as a member node device,and the account address generated for the vehicle is an identity of themember node device in the consortium blockchain.

In actual applications, because the account address created by theconsortium blockchain for the vehicle after the vehicle joins theconsortium blockchain is usually the identity of the vehicle in theconsortium blockchain, if the operator of the consortium blockchainneeds to perform, in the consortium blockchain, online deployment ofsome offline services whose execution needs to be triggered based on thereal identity of the vehicle, the identity of the vehicle in theconsortium blockchain cannot be easily associated with the deployedoffline services.

For example, the offline services are an online vehicle accidentliability determining service and an online vehicle accident settlementservice that are to be completed in the consortium blockchain based on adetected vehicle violation event. After a member node device in theconsortium blockchain detects that the vehicle commits a violation,because the member node device cannot learn of a real identity of theviolating vehicle in the consortium blockchain, the member node devicecannot associate the detected vehicle violation event with the realidentity of the vehicle in the consortium blockchain, and cannotcomplete online service interaction, such as vehicle accident liabilitydetermining and vehicle accident settlement, based on the smart contractpublished in the consortium blockchain.

In the present specification, appearance data of the vehicle can beregistered in a distributed database of the consortium blockchain asidentity information of the vehicle in the consortium blockchain.

In a shown implementation, as a member node device, the vehicle cancollect the appearance data of the vehicle by using a built-in chip, abuilt-in sensor, or another form of built-in intelligent hardware, andthen store the collected appearance data in the distributed database ofthe consortium blockchain to form an association with the accountaddress of the vehicle in the consortium blockchain, to register theappearance data of the vehicle as the identity information of thevehicle in addition to the owned identity of the vehicle in theconsortium blockchain.

Certainly, if the vehicle does not have an account address as anidentity in the consortium blockchain, the appearance data of thevehicle can be directly used as the identity of the vehicle in theconsortium blockchain. For example, the appearance data of the vehicleserves as the public key of the vehicle, and the appearance data of thevehicle is calculated, to create an account address for the vehicle asthe identity in the blockchain.

In a shown implementation, an optical medium for solidifying theappearance data of the vehicle can be pre-sprayed on an outer surface ofthe vehicle.

A specific material of the optical medium is not limited in the presentspecification, and includes, but is not limited to, any material thatcan be sprayed on the outer surface of the vehicle to solidify theappearance data of the vehicle.

For example, in an implementation, the optical medium can be anano-optical film. The nano-optical film can be made of a nanoscalecarbon-structured material. After being sprayed on the outer surface ofthe vehicle, the nanoscale carbon-structured material can wrap theentire vehicle to form a circuit, and the formed layer of nano-opticalfilm can automatically solidify a shape of the vehicle.

In addition, the vehicle can be mounted with an optical sensorconfigured to collect the appearance data of the vehicle that issolidified by the nano-optical film, and optical sensing is performed onthe nano-optical film by using the optical sensor, to collect theappearance data of the vehicle that is solidified by the nano-opticalfilm.

Certainly, in addition to the previously shown implementation ofsolidifying and collecting the appearance data of the vehicle byspraying the optical medium on the vehicle, in actual applications,other methods may be used to collect the appearance data of the vehicle,which are not listed one by one in the present specification.

For example, three-dimensional scanning can be performed on the entirevehicle to precisely collect the appearance data of the vehicle; or animage of the vehicle is collected by using a visual technology, and theappearance data of the vehicle is generated through calculation based onthe collected image.

In another shown implementation, when the collected appearance data ofthe vehicle changes, for example, when a vehicle accident occurs oranother event that can change the shape of the vehicle happens, theappearance data registered in the distributed database of the consortiumblockchain can be further updated based on the changed appearance data.

Further, during each update of the appearance data of the vehicle thatis registered in the distributed database of the consortium blockchain,a corresponding update record can be further generated. For example, atransaction that includes the appearance data prior to the change andthe changed appearance data is generated and published in thedistributed database of the blockchain, and after a consensus on thetransaction is reached, the transaction is recorded in the distributeddatabase of the consortium blockchain.

In this method, in some service scenarios in which historical changes ofthe appearance data of the vehicle need to be invoked (for example, thehistorical changes of the appearance data of the vehicle are invoked todetermine or evaluate damage of the vehicle), change data of theappearance data of the vehicle can be retrieved from the distributeddatabase of the blockchain.

In the present specification, after the appearance data of the vehicleis registered in the distributed database of the consortium blockchainas the identity of the vehicle, if any member node device in theconsortium blockchain detects a service event related to the vehicle,the member node device can publish the detected service event in theconsortium blockchain in a form of transaction, and member node devicesin the consortium blockchain that detect the service event performconsensus processing on the service event.

In the present specification, in the consortium blockchain, theconsensus processing on the detected service event related to thevehicle is a process in which the node devices broadcast the detectedservice event by using the consortium blockchain, and make a jointdecision on the service event based on “evidence” from the plurality ofparties.

For example, the service event is a vehicle violation event, and themember node devices in the consortium blockchain include, for example,one or more vehicles, a traffic camera, traffic lights, and a smartzebra crosswalk. After a certain traffic camera serving as a member nodedevice in the consortium blockchain detects that a certain vehiclecommits a violation, the traffic camera can broadcast, in a form oftransaction, the detected vehicle violation event to surrounding nodedevices in the consortium blockchain, and perform consensus processingon the transaction together with other surrounding member node devicesthat can also detect the violation event of the vehicle, such as othervehicles, a traffic light, and a smart zebra crosswalk. After aconsensus is reached, it indicates that other surrounding node devicesof the traffic camera can also detect that the vehicle commits aviolation, the violation event of the vehicle that is detected by thetraffic camera is reliable, and the plurality of parties jointlydetermine that the vehicle actually commits a violation.

In the present specification, after the consensus is reached on theservice event detected by the member node device, the member node devicecan further collect the appearance data of the vehicle to determine theidentity of the vehicle that corresponds to the service event.

For example, if the service event is a vehicle violation event, afterdetecting that the vehicle commits a violation, the member node devicein the consortium blockchain can further sense, by using a mountedoptical sensor, a nano-optical film sprayed on an outer surface of thevehicle, to collect appearance data of the vehicle that is solidified bythe nano-optical film, thereby determining the identity of the currentlyviolating vehicle in the consortium blockchain.

Further, the member node device in the consortium blockchain can createa transaction based on the detected service event and the collectedappearance data of the vehicle, to initiate contract invocation of thesmart contract that corresponds to the service event and that isdeployed in the consortium blockchain, and trigger, in the consortiumblockchain based on the real identity indicated by the appearance dataof the vehicle, execution of service logic that corresponds to theservice event and that is stated in the smart contract, therebycompleting corresponding service interaction in the consortiumblockchain.

For example, during implementation, the created transaction can includean account address of the smart contract, and then the transaction canbe submitted to the smart contract as input of the smart contract basedon the account address, to initiate invocation of the smart contract andtrigger execution of program code that is stated in the smart contractand that is related to the service logic corresponding to the serviceevent.

It is worthwhile to note that, when the member node device in theconsortium blockchain creates a transaction for initiating invocation ofthe smart contract, the member node device can automatically create thetransaction based on the detected service event and the collectedappearance data of the vehicle, or the user can trigger creation of thetransaction.

For example, if the user triggers creation of the transaction toinitiate invocation of the smart contract, the vehicle can be mountedwith voice interaction hardware, and a driver can trigger, by initiatinga voice instruction to the vehicle, automatic creation of thetransaction on the vehicle, to initiate invocation of the smartcontract. If the service event is a traffic congestion event and theservice logic stated in the smart contract is right-of-way yieldinglogic that corresponds to the traffic congestion event, the voiceinstruction can be a voice instruction “initiating a right-of-wayyielding contract”.

Further, when invocation of the smart contract is completed, the membernode device can also broadcast a prompt message to one or moresurrounding node devices. After receiving the prompt message, thevehicle can play the prompt message for the driver in a voice or anotherform. If the service event is a vehicle violation event and the servicelogic stated in the smart contract is violation processing logic thatcorresponds to the vehicle violation event, the prompt message can be aprompt message “Driver of the vehicle with license plate No. XXcommitted a violation, and the smart contract has already helped you paythe fine”.

The following describes in detail the described technical solutions withreference to specific service scenarios.

In a shown implementation, the member node devices that form theconsortium blockchain can include a server of the operator of theconsortium blockchain, one or more third-party service servers, one ormore vehicles, a traffic camera, traffic lights, a smart zebracrosswalk, etc.

The service server can be a server deployed by the operator based on anactual service need, or can be a third-party service serverinterconnected with the operator. If an online vehicle accidentliability determining service and an online vehicle accident settlementservice are to be completed in the consortium blockchain, the serviceserver can be a service server of a third-party traffic managementbureau or insurance company that is interconnected with the operator.

(1) Service Scenario 1

In a service scenario, an online service whose execution needs to betriggered based on the real identity of the vehicle and that is deployedin the consortium blockchain by the operator of the consortiumblockchain can be an online violation processing service that is to becompleted in the consortium blockchain based on a detected vehicleviolation event.

In this scenario, the service event can be a “vehicle violation event”related to the vehicle. Correspondingly, service logic that correspondsto the service event and that is stated in the smart contract can be“violation processing logic that corresponds to the vehicle violationevent”.

For example, the violation processing logic can be logic of takingpunitive measures such as a fine and a penalty point based on a specificviolation type of the vehicle.

Assume that the smart zebra crosswalk serving as a member node devicedetects that a vehicle commits a violation event “illegal parking on thezebra crosswalk”. The smart zebra crosswalk can broadcast, in theconsortium blockchain, the violation event to surrounding member nodedevices of the smart zebra crosswalk, for example, other vehicles, thetraffic camera, and the traffic lights, to perform consensus processing.

After a consensus is reached, the member node device can create atransaction based on the violation event and the collected appearancedata of the vehicle, to initiate contract invocation of the smartcontract (such as, a violation processing contract) that corresponds tothe violation event and that is deployed in the consortium blockchain,and execute, in the consortium blockchain, the violation processinglogic that corresponds to the violation event and that is stated in thesmart contract, thereby completing punitive operations such as a fineand a penalty point in a stored account address associated with theappearance data of the vehicle.

After invocation of the smart contract is completed, the smart zebracrosswalk serving as a member node device can broadcast a prompt message“Driver of the vehicle with license plate No. XX committed a violation,and the smart contract has already helped you pay the fine” to thesurrounding node devices, and the prompt message is played for the userby using the vehicle.

(2) Service Scenario 2

In another service scenario, online services whose execution needs to betriggered based on the real identity of the vehicle and that aredeployed in the consortium blockchain by the operator of the consortiumblockchain can be an online vehicle accident liability determiningservice and an online vehicle accident settlement service that are to becompleted in the consortium blockchain based on a detected vehicleviolation event.

In this scenario, the service event can be a “vehicle accident event”related to the vehicle. Correspondingly, service logic that correspondsto the service event and that is stated in the smart contract can be“vehicle accident liability determining logic and vehicle accidentsettlement logic that correspond to the vehicle accident event”.

For example, the vehicle accident liability determining logic and thevehicle accident settlement logic can be logic of determining vehicleaccident liability and logic of executing settlement.

Assume that the vehicle serving as a member node device detects that a“rear-end collision” accident happens to the vehicle. The vehicle canbroadcast, in the consortium blockchain, the vehicle accident event tosurrounding member node devices of the vehicle, for example, anothervehicle, the smart zebra crosswalk, the traffic camera, and the trafficlights, to perform consensus processing.

After a consensus is reached, the member node device can create atransaction based on the vehicle accident event and the collectedappearance data of the vehicle, to initiate contract invocation of thesmart contract (such as, a vehicle accident liability determiningcontract) that corresponds to the vehicle accident event and that isdeployed in the consortium blockchain, and execute, in the consortiumblockchain, the vehicle accident liability determining logic and thevehicle accident settlement logic that correspond to the vehicleaccident event and that are stated in the smart contract, therebycompleting an operation of determining vehicle accident liability and anoperation of executing corresponding vehicle accident settlement.

After invocation of the smart contract is completed, the vehicle servingas a member node device can play a prompt message “Full liability isconfirmed, and the insurance company has been informed of settlementpayment” for the driver. Alternatively, in another implementation, theprompt message can be a prompt message “Full liability is confirmed, andthe insurance company has been informed. Please determine whether to paysettlement”, and the driver can confirm payment in a form of a voiceinstruction.

(3) Service Scenario 3

In another service scenario, an online service whose execution needs tobe triggered based on the real identity of the vehicle and that isdeployed in the consortium blockchain by the operator of the consortiumblockchain can be an online right-of-way yielding service that is to becompleted in the consortium blockchain based on a detected trafficcongestion event.

For example, after encountering vehicle congestion, a vehicle driver canactively yield right-of-way of the vehicle to a surrounding vehicle, toobtain a pass priority.

In this scenario, the service event can be a “traffic congestion event”related to the vehicle. Correspondingly, service logic that correspondsto the service event and that is stated in the smart contract can be“right-of-way yielding logic that corresponds to the traffic congestionevent”.

In an example, the right-of-way yielding logic can be processing logicthat a vehicle automatically obtains X minutes of right of way after thevehicle actively gives the way to a vehicle that initiates right-of-wayyielding. Alternatively, the right-of-way yielding logic can beprocessing logic that a vehicle automatically obtains X minutes of rightof way after the vehicle actively gives the way to a publictransportation vehicle (for example, a bus).

In an implementation, assume that the vehicle serving as a member nodedevice detects that a congestion event happens to the vehicle. Thevehicle can broadcast, in the consortium blockchain, the vehicleaccident event to surrounding member node devices of the vehicle, forexample, another vehicle, the smart zebra crosswalk, the traffic camera,and the traffic lights, to perform consensus processing.

After a consensus is reached, the member node device can create atransaction based on the congestion event and the collected appearancedata of the vehicle, to initiate contract invocation of the smartcontract (such as, a right-of-way yielding contract) that corresponds tothe vehicle accident event and that is deployed in the consortiumblockchain, and execute, in the consortium blockchain, the right-of-wayyielding logic that corresponds to the vehicle accident event and thatis stated in the smart contract. After detecting that surroundingvehicles actively give the way, the member node device automaticallygrants a certain amount of right-of-way time to the vehicles thatactively give the way, and broadcasts a prompt message “X minutes ofright of way are obtained” to these vehicles that actively give the way.

In another implementation, invocation of the smart contract shown abovecan also be manually triggered by a vehicle driver. After the driverencounters congestion, the driver can perform voice interaction with thevehicle by sending a voice instruction “initiate the right-of-wayyielding contract”, and the vehicle broadcasts a prompt message “Afollowing vehicle has an emergent pass need, and requests to use a rightlane with a contract reward of X minutes of right of way” to othersurrounding vehicles. After detecting that surrounding vehicles activelygive the way, the vehicle automatically grants a certain amount ofright-of-way time to the vehicles that actively give the way, andbroadcasts a prompt message “X minutes of right of way are obtained” tothese vehicles that actively give the way.

After invocation of the smart contract is completed, the vehicle servingas a member node device can play a prompt message “A driver who gave theway has already obtained X minutes of right of way” for the driver.

(4) Service Scenario 4

In another service scenario, an online service whose execution needs tobe triggered based on the real identity of the vehicle and that isdeployed in the consortium blockchain by the operator of the consortiumblockchain can be an online reward service that is to be completed inthe consortium blockchain based on a detected driving event of enteringa planned road section by a vehicle.

The planned road section can be a preferred driving road section that isstated in a smart contract and that is planned by the operator of theconsortium blockchain or a third party (for example, a trafficmanagement bureau) interconnected with the consortium blockchain, forexample, a congestion dispersion road section actively planned by thetraffic management bureau in case of congestion.

In this scenario, the service event can be the “driving event ofentering a planned road section” that is related to the vehicle.Correspondingly, service logic that corresponds to the service event andthat is stated in the smart contract can be “reward logic thatcorresponds to the driving event of entering a planned road section by avehicle”.

For example, the reward logic can be processing logic that a certainnumber of rewards are granted to the driver after the vehicle activelyenters the preferred driving road section. For example, a certain numberof points or certain duration of right of way can be automaticallydelivered to an account of the driver as a reward.

In an implementation, assume that a traffic camera serving as a membernode device detects the driving event of entering a preferred drivingroad section by a vehicle. The traffic camera can broadcast, in theconsortium blockchain, the driving event to surrounding member nodedevices of the traffic camera, such as vehicles, the smart zebracrosswalk, and the traffic lights, to perform consensus processing.

After a consensus is reached, the traffic camera can create atransaction based on the driving event and the collected appearance dataof the vehicle, to initiate contract invocation of the smart contract(such as, a traffic guide contract) that corresponds to the drivingevent and that is deployed in the consortium blockchain, and execute, inthe consortium blockchain, the reward logic that corresponds to thedriving event and that is stated in the smart contract. After detectingthat vehicles actively enter the planned road section, the trafficcamera automatically grants a certain number of rewards to drivers ofthese vehicles, and broadcasts a prompt message “A reward of XXX isobtained” to these vehicles.

In another implementation, invocation of the smart contract shown abovecan also be manually triggered by a vehicle driver. When the driverencounters congestion and a latest planned road section is broadcast inthe consortium blockchain, the driver can perform voice interaction withthe vehicle by sending a voice instruction “initiate the traffic guidecontract”, and then actively drive to the planned road section to obtainthe reward. After detecting a driving event of actively entering apreferred driving road section by a vehicle, the traffic camera canautomatically grant a certain number of rewards to the driver, andbroadcast a prompt message “You have entered the planned road sectionand obtained a reward of XXX” to the vehicle.

(5) Service Scenario 5

In another service scenario, an online service whose execution needs tobe triggered based on the real identity of the vehicle and that isdeployed in the consortium blockchain by the operator of the consortiumblockchain can be corresponding service logic that is to be completed inthe consortium blockchain based on a detected driving event of enteringa planned road section by a vehicle.

In this scenario, the planned road section can be a restricted roadsection that is stated in a smart contract and that is planned by theoperator of the consortium blockchain or a third party (for example, atraffic management bureau) interconnected with the consortiumblockchain, for example, a congested road section or a restricted roadsection.

In this scenario, the service event can be the “driving event ofentering a planned road section” that is related to the vehicle.Correspondingly, service logic that corresponds to the service event andthat is stated in the smart contract can be “service logic thatcorresponds to the driving event of entering a planned road section by avehicle”.

For example, the service logic can be processing logic that the driveris charged a certain number of fees or a certain percentage of normalfees as additional fees besides the normal fees after the vehicleactively enters the restricted road section.

In an implementation, assume that a traffic camera serving as a membernode device detects a driving event of entering a restricted roadsection by a vehicle. The traffic camera can broadcast, in theconsortium blockchain, the driving event to surrounding member nodedevices of the traffic camera, such as vehicles, the smart zebracrosswalk, and the traffic lights, to perform consensus processing.

After a consensus is reached, the traffic camera can create atransaction based on the driving event and the collected appearance dataof the vehicle, to initiate contract invocation of the smart contract(such as, a traffic guide contract) that corresponds to the drivingevent and that is deployed in the consortium blockchain, and execute, inthe consortium blockchain, the service logic that corresponds to thedriving event and that is stated in the smart contract. After detectingthat vehicles actively enter the restricted road section, the trafficcamera automatically charges drivers of these vehicles a certain numberof fees or a certain percentage of additional fees besides the normalfees, and broadcasts a prompt message “You have entered a restrictedroad section and already been charged fees of XXX” to these vehicles.

In the previous implementations, examples in which the target entitiesare vehicles are used to describe in detail the technical solutions ofthe present specification. It is worthwhile to further note that, inactual applications, the target entities can be other types of entitiesthat can access the blockchain as members, which are not listed one byone in the present specification.

It can be seen from the previous implementations that, on the one hand,because the appearance data of the target entity is easy to collect, theappearance data of the target entity is registered in the distributeddatabase of the blockchain as the identity of the target entity, so thatafter detecting the service event that corresponds to the target entity,the member node device in the blockchain can rapidly identify, byfurther collecting the appearance data of the target entity, the targetentity that corresponds to the service event, to easily associate theservice event with the identity of the target entity.

On the other hand, because the appearance data of the target entity isregistered in the distributed database of the blockchain as the identityof the target entity, when creating the transaction based on theappearance data of the target entity and the service event and invokingthe smart contract that is published in the blockchain and thatcorresponds to the service event, the member node device in theblockchain can execute, by using the identity indicated by theappearance data of the target entity, the service logic stated in thesmart contract, to easily complete, in the blockchain, serviceinteraction related to the identity of the target entity, therebyimproving flexibility and extensibility of the blockchain from a serviceperspective.

Corresponding to the previous method implementations, the presentspecification further provides an implementation of a blockchain-basedservice execution apparatus. The implementation of the blockchain-basedservice execution apparatus in the present specification can be appliedto an electronic device. The apparatus implementation can be implementedby software, hardware, or a combination of hardware and software.Software implementation is used as an example. As a logical apparatus,the apparatus is formed by reading a corresponding computer programinstruction in a nonvolatile memory to a memory by a processor of theelectronic including the apparatus. In terms of hardware, FIG. 2 is astructural diagram illustrating hardware of an electronic deviceincluding the blockchain-based service execution apparatus, according tothe present specification. In addition to a processor, a memory, anetwork interface, and a nonvolatile memory shown in FIG. 2, theelectronic device including the apparatus in the implementation usuallycan further include other hardware based on an actual function of theelectronic device. Details are omitted here for simplicity.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a blockchain-based serviceexecution apparatus shown in an example implementation of the presentspecification.

Referring to FIG. 3, a blockchain-based service execution apparatus 30can be applied to the electronic device shown in FIG. 2, and include aregistration module 301, a receiving module 302, and an execution module303.

The registration module 301 is configured to collect appearance data ofa target entity, and register, in a distributed database of ablockchain, the appearance data as an identity of the target entity.

The receiving module 302 is configured to receive a target transactioninitiated by a member node device in the blockchain, where the targettransaction includes the appearance data of the target entity that iscollected by the member node device and a service event that is relatedto the target entity and that is detected by the member node device.

The execution module 303 is configured to invoke a smart contract thatcorresponds to the service event, and execute, based on the identityindicated by the appearance data of the target entity, service logicstated in the smart contract.

In the present implementation, an optical medium for solidifying theappearance data of the target entity is sprayed on an outer surface ofthe target entity; and the registration module 301 is configured to:collect, by using a mounted optical sensor, the appearance data of thetarget entity that is solidified by the optical medium.

In the present implementation, the optical medium is a nano-opticalfilm.

In the present implementation, the registration module 301 is configuredto: store the appearance data in the distributed database of theblockchain to form an association with the identity of the target entitythat is registered in the blockchain.

In the present implementation, the blockchain-based service executionapparatus 30 further includes: an update module 304 (not shown in FIG.3), configured to: when the collected appearance data of the targetentity changes, update, based on changed appearance data, the appearancedata that is registered in the distributed database of the blockchain,generate a corresponding update record, and store the update record inthe distributed database of the blockchain.

In the present implementation, the target entity includes a vehicle, andthe member node device includes a public transport device that accessesthe blockchain.

In the present implementation, the service event includes a vehicleviolation event, and the service logic stated in the smart contractincludes violation processing logic that corresponds to the vehicleviolation event.

In the present implementation, the service event includes a vehicleaccident event, and the service logic stated in the smart contractincludes vehicle accident liability determining logic and vehicleaccident settlement logic that correspond to the vehicle accident event.

In the present implementation, the service event includes a trafficcongestion event, and the service logic stated in the smart contractincludes right-of-way yielding logic that corresponds to the trafficcongestion event.

In the present implementation, the service event includes a drivingevent of entering a planned road section by a vehicle, and the servicelogic stated in the smart contract includes reward logic thatcorresponds to the driving event of entering a planned road section by avehicle.

In the present implementation, the service event includes a drivingevent of entering a planned road section by a vehicle, and the servicelogic stated in the smart contract includes service logic thatcorresponds to the driving event of entering a planned road section by avehicle.

In the present implementation, the blockchain is a consortiumblockchain.

For an implementation process of functions and roles of each module inthe apparatus, references can be made to an implementation process of acorresponding step in the previous method. Details are omitted here forsimplicity.

Because an apparatus implementation basically corresponds to a methodimplementation, for related parts, references can be made to relateddescriptions in the method implementation. The previously describedapparatus implementation is merely an example. The modules described asseparate parts may or may not be physically separate, and partsdisplayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, may be locatedin one position, or may be distributed on a plurality of networkmodules. Some or all of the modules may be selected based on actualneeds to achieve the objectives of the solutions in the presentspecification. A person of ordinary skill in the art can understand andimplement the implementations of the present specification withoutcreative efforts.

The system, apparatus, module, or unit illustrated in the previousimplementations can be implemented by using a computer chip or anentity, or can be implemented by using a product having a certainfunction. A typical implementation device is a computer, and thecomputer can be a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cellularphone, a camera phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, amedia player, a navigation device, an email receiving and sendingdevice, a game console, a tablet computer, a wearable device, or anycombination of these devices.

Corresponding to the described method implementation, the presentspecification further provides an implementation of an electronicdevice. The electronic device includes a processor and a memoryconfigured to store a machine-executable instruction, and the processorand the memory are usually connected to each other by using an internalbus. In another possible implementation, the device may further includean external interface, to communicate with another device or component.

In the present implementation, by reading and executing amachine-executable instruction that is stored in the memory and thatcorresponds to blockchain-based service execution control logic, theprocessor is enabled to: collect appearance data of a target entity, andregister, in a distributed database of a blockchain, the appearance dataas an identity of the target entity; receive a target transactioninitiated by a member node device in the blockchain, where the targettransaction includes the appearance data of the target entity that iscollected by the member node device and a service event that is relatedto the target entity and that is detected by the member node device; andinvoke a smart contract that corresponds to the service event, andexecute, based on the identity indicated by the appearance data of thetarget entity, service logic stated in the smart contract.

In the present implementation, an optical medium for solidifying theappearance data of the target entity is sprayed on an outer surface ofthe target entity; and by reading and executing a machine-executableinstruction that is stored in the memory and that corresponds toblockchain-based service execution control logic, the processor isenabled to: collect, by using a mounted optical sensor, the appearancedata of the target entity that is solidified by the optical medium.

In the present implementation, by reading and executing amachine-executable instruction that is stored in the memory and thatcorresponds to blockchain-based service execution control logic, theprocessor is enabled to: store the appearance data in the distributeddatabase of the blockchain to form an association with the identity ofthe target entity that is registered in the blockchain.

In the present implementation, by reading and executing amachine-executable instruction that is stored in the memory and thatcorresponds to blockchain-based service execution control logic, theprocessor is enabled to: when the collected appearance data of thetarget entity changes, update, based on changed appearance data, theappearance data that is registered in the distributed database of theblockchain, generate a corresponding update record, and store the updaterecord in the distributed database of the blockchain.

A person skilled in the art can easily figure out another implementationof the present specification after thinking over the presentspecification and practicing the present disclosure here. The presentspecification is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptationsof the present specification, and these variations, uses, or adaptationsfollow the general principles of the present specification and includecommon knowledge or conventional techniques that are not disclosed inthe existing technology of the present specification. The specificationand the implementations are merely considered as examples, and theactual scope and the spirit of the present specification are pointed outby the following claims.

It should be understood that the present specification is not limited tothe precise structures that have been described above and shown in thedrawings, and various modifications and changes can be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the present specification. The scope of thepresent specification is limited by the appended claims only.

The described descriptions are merely examples of implementations of thepresent specification, but are not intended to limit the presentspecification. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvementmade without departing from the spirit and principle of the presentspecification shall fall within the protection scope of the presentspecification.

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 21. A computer-implemented method for ablockchain-based service, comprising: collecting appearance data of avehicle as collected appearance data, the vehicle capable of accessing,as a member, a blockchain; registering, in a distributed databaseassociated with the blockchain, the appearance data as an identity ofthe vehicle; detecting, by a member node device in the blockchain, atraffic congestion event that is related to the vehicle; receiving atarget transaction initiated by the member node device in theblockchain, wherein the target transaction comprises the appearance dataof the vehicle that is collected by the member node device and trafficcongestion event information that is related to the traffic congestionevent; invoking a smart contract that corresponds to the trafficcongestion event information; and executing, based on the identityindicated by the appearance data of the vehicle, right-of-way yieldinglogic stated in the smart contract.
 22. The computer-implemented methodof claim 21, further comprising: broadcasting, by the member nodedevice, the target transaction to the blockchain; and participating, bythe member node device, in consensus processing by the blockchain on thetarget transaction.
 23. The computer-implemented method of claim 22,wherein the traffic congestion event is detected by a plurality ofadditional member node devices, and wherein the plurality of additionalmember node devices jointly determine that the vehicle is involved in atraffic congestion event.
 24. The computer-implemented method of claim23, wherein at least one of the plurality of additional member nodedevices is a traffic camera.
 25. The computer-implemented method ofclaim 21, wherein executing the right-of-way yielding logic stated inthe smart contract comprises rewarding the vehicle with right-of-wayprivileges in response to the vehicle performing a desired action. 26.The computer implemented method of claim 25, wherein the desired actioncomprises at least one of: yielding to a public transportation vehicle;or merging into a designated yielding lane.
 27. The computer-implementedmethod of claim 21, further comprising following execution of the smartcontract, broadcasting a message to a driver of the vehicle indicatingresults of the execution of the smart contract.
 28. A non-transitory,computer-readable medium storing one or more instruction executable by acomputer system to perform operations comprising: collecting appearancedata of a vehicle as collected appearance data, the vehicle capable ofaccessing, as a member, a blockchain; registering, in a distributeddatabase associated with the blockchain, the appearance data as anidentity of the vehicle; detecting, by a member node device in theblockchain, a traffic congestion event that is related to the vehicle;receiving a target transaction initiated by the member node device inthe blockchain, wherein the target transaction comprises the appearancedata of the vehicle that is collected by the member node device andtraffic congestion event information that is related to the trafficcongestion event; invoking a smart contract that corresponds to thetraffic congestion event information; and executing, based on theidentity indicated by the appearance data of the vehicle, right-of-wayyielding logic stated in the smart contract.
 29. The non-transitory,computer-readable medium of claim 28, the operations further comprising:broadcasting, by the member node device, the target transaction to theblockchain; and participating, by the member node device, in consensusprocessing by the blockchain on the target transaction.
 30. Thenon-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein thetraffic congestion event is detected by a plurality of additional membernode devices, and wherein the plurality of additional member nodedevices jointly determine that the vehicle is involved in a trafficcongestion event.
 31. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium ofclaim 30, wherein at least one of the plurality of additional membernode devices is a traffic camera.
 32. The non-transitory,computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein executing the right-of-wayyielding logic stated in the smart contract comprises rewarding thevehicle with right-of-way privileges in response to the vehicleperforming a desired action.
 33. The non-transitory, computer-readablemedium of claim 32, wherein the desired action comprises at least oneof: yielding to a public transportation vehicle; or merging into adesignated yielding lane.
 34. The non-transitory, computer-readablemedium of claim 28, the operations further comprising: followingexecution of the smart contract, broadcasting a message to a driver ofthe vehicle indicating results of the execution of the smart contract.35. A computer-implemented method for a blockchain-based service,comprising: collecting appearance data of a vehicle as collectedappearance data, the vehicle capable of accessing, as a member, ablockchain; registering, in a distributed database associated with theblockchain, the appearance data as an identity of the vehicle;detecting, by a member node device in the blockchain, locationinformation that is related to the vehicle, wherein the locationinformation indicates a planned road section event that corresponds tothe vehicle entering a planned road section; receiving a targettransaction initiated by the member node device in the blockchain,wherein the target transaction comprises the appearance data of thevehicle that is collected by the member node device and the locationinformation that is related to the vehicle; invoking a smart contractthat corresponds to the planned road section event; and executing, basedon the identity indicated by the appearance data of the vehicle, vehiclereward logic or service logic stated in the smart contract.
 36. Thecomputer-implemented method of claim 35, further comprising:broadcasting, by the member node device, the planned road section eventinformation to the blockchain; and performing consensus processing onthe planned road section event information by the blockchain.
 37. Thecomputer-implemented method of claim 36, wherein the planned roadsection event is detected by a plurality of additional member nodedevices, and wherein the planned road section event informationcomprises information from at least one additional member node device.38. The computer-implemented method of claim 37, wherein at least one ofthe plurality of additional member node devices is a traffic camera. 39.The computer-implemented method of claim 35, wherein the reward logic isexecuted upon determining the vehicle entered a planned road sectionthat is a traffic guided road section, and wherein executing the rewardlogic comprises rewarding the vehicle with at least one of: a pointsreward associated with the vehicle; or a right-of-way duration for thevehicle.
 40. The computer implemented method of claim 35, wherein theservice logic is executed upon determining the vehicle entered a plannedroad section that is a restricted road section, and wherein executingthe service logic comprises penalizing the vehicle with at least one of:a points deduction associated with the vehicle; or a fee charged to anaccount associated with the vehicle.
 41. The computer-implemented methodof claim 35, further comprising, following execution of the smartcontract, broadcasting a message to a driver of the vehicle indicatingresults of the execution of the smart contract.
 42. A non-transitory,computer-readable medium storing one or more instruction executable by acomputer system to perform operations comprising: collecting appearancedata of a vehicle as collected appearance data, the vehicle capable ofaccessing, as a member, a blockchain; registering, in a distributeddatabase associated with the blockchain, the appearance data as anidentity of the vehicle; detecting, by a member node device in theblockchain, location information that is related to the vehicle, whereinthe location information indicates a planned road section event thatcorresponds to the vehicle entering a planned road section; receiving atarget transaction initiated by the member node device in theblockchain, wherein the target transaction comprises the appearance dataof the vehicle that is collected by the member node device and thelocation information that is related to the vehicle; invoking a smartcontract that corresponds to the planned road section event; andexecuting, based on the identity indicated by the appearance data of thevehicle, vehicle reward logic or service logic stated in the smartcontract.
 43. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 42,the operations further comprising: broadcasting, by the member nodedevice, the planned road section event information to the blockchain;and performing consensus processing on the planned road section eventinformation by the blockchain.
 44. The non-transitory computer-readablemedium of claim 43, wherein the planned road section event is detectedby a plurality of additional member node devices, and wherein theplanned road section event information comprises information from atleast one additional member node device.
 45. The non-transitorycomputer-readable medium of claim 44, wherein at least one of theplurality of additional member node devices is a traffic camera.
 46. Thenon-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 42, wherein the rewardlogic is executed upon determining the vehicle entered a planned roadsection that is a traffic guided road section, and wherein executing thereward logic comprises rewarding the vehicle with at least one of: apoints reward associated with the vehicle; or a right-of-way durationfor the vehicle.
 47. The non-transitory computer-readable medium ofclaim 42, wherein the service logic is executed upon determining thevehicle entered a planned road section that is a restricted roadsection, and wherein executing the service logic comprises penalizingthe vehicle with at least one of: a points deduction associated with thevehicle; or a fee charged to an account associated with the vehicle. 48.The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 42, the operationsfurther comprising: broadcasting, following execution of the smartcontract, a message to a driver of the vehicle indicating results of theexecution of the smart contract.